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Tachibana Bishamondo

Kitakami City

Southern Iwate

History / CultureShrines / Temples

    A group of Buddhist statues from the Heian period are enshrined there that tell the story of the Kunimiyama culture of ancient Buddhism. Among them, the ``Wooden Standing Statue of Bishamonten'' and ``Wooden Standing Statue of Nitennou'' have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties.

    Location
    16-105 Tachibana, Kitakami City
    Price
    free
    Inquiries
    Kitakami City Board of Education Cultural Properties Division
    Phone number 0197-65-0098
    FAX number 0197-64-1759
    Website
    https://www.city.kitakami.iwate.jp/life/kurashi_tetsuduki/bunka_sports/rekishi_bunkazai/Open in new tab
    Other
    ●For tours, please contact Bishamondo (TEL: 0197-64-7303) in advance.
    【access】
    Route 1: Kitakami Station → [10 minutes by taxi] Tachibana Bishamondo
    Route 2: Kitakami Ezuriko IC → [30 minutes by car] Tachibana Bishamondo
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    Tamonin Izawa family

    It has a hipped structure with a thatched roof and was designated as a national important cultural property in 1990. The Chusonji lotus has been divided, and the best time to see it is from late July.

    Kitakami City

    Southern Iwate
    Sightseeing SpotsHistory / Culture

    Kitakami Yokyoku Monument

    The sweet and heartbreaking "Kitakami Yokyoku" was born in 1944. It continued to be sung quietly throughout the chaotic period during and after the war, and became an explosive hit in 1961. This monument is handwritten by the lyricist and composer, and it is said that it is rare to find a monument with musical notation engraved on it. It is built on the river bank near the rest house.

    Kitakami City

    Southern Iwate
    History / Culture

    Natsuyu Onsen

    Natsuyu Onsen is a deep secluded hot spring located at the northern end of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, overlooking the Natsuyu Valley surrounded by virgin beech forest. The discovery and use of hot springs has a long history, and a medicinal book from the Edo period described it as ``the most famous hot spring in the Nanbu Domain.'' In the hot spring rankings published in Edo and Kyoto at the time, it was ranked as the highest ozeki in the east, along with Hongu Onsen in Kishu, the ozeki in the west. It is still one of the ``100 famous hot springs in Japan''.

    Kitakami City

    Southern Iwate
    Sightseeing SpotsHistory / CultureNature / Scenery